Seat attachment.



J. P. KYLE.

SEAT ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATIOE FILED 021.9. 1912.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug, 13, 1918.

Application filed October 9, 1917. Serial No. 195,588.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PXKYLE,

citizen of the United States, residing at Aredale, in the county ofButler and State of Iowa have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Seat Attachments; and I do hereb declare the followingto be a full,

clear anc exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful seat attachment for use inconnection with farming implements and particularly cultivators.

The principal object of the invention. is to provide a seat attachmentof this character embodying adjustable cushioning means for the seat toafford case and comfort to the rider durlng the travel of the farmlngmachlne over the ground.

A further object of the invention is to provide reliable and durableseat attachment of simple and inexpensive construction.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention comprises the various novel features of construction,combination and a1?- ran ement of parts which will be fully describedhereinafter and afterward specifically claimed.

Referring to the drawing: 1

Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved seat attachment,

Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the attachment, and

Fig. 3 represents a vertical sectional view taken on a plane indicatedby the line 3-3 on Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference are used to denote like parts throughoutthe following description and the accompanying drawlugs.

In order that the construction and operation of the invention may bereadily understood, I have illustrated an approved embodiment thereof inthe accompanying drawings and will now proceed to fully describe thesame in connection. with said drawings,

in which 1 indicates a pair of spaced flat bars which convergerearwardly for the major portion of their length. The forward ends; areeach provided with an aperture 2 for the reception of bolts or othersuitable fastening means to secure the attachment to some convenientintermediate part of the cultivator or other farming machine as the casemay be. 1 y 3 designates a pair of angle iron bars which have their rearends arranged in spaced parallel relation and connected by bolts 4:.Separator washers 5 are mounted on the bolts 4- between the bars, theforward ends of the bars diverge forwardly in between and injuxtaposition to the bars 1.

The bars 1 are pivotally connected to the vertical flanges 6 of the bars3 at points removed from the forward ends of the latter by bolts 7, saidbars 1 being arranged beneath the horizontal flanges 8 and spaced fromthe flanges 6 by washers 9.

The bars 1 and 3 are connected by adjustable cushioning means, each ofwhich consists of a hook rod 10, the shank of which extends verticallythrough the flange 8 between the fiange 6 and the bar 1, while the hook11 carried by the lower end engages and receives the bar 1. A nut 12 ismounted "on the upper end of the hook rod and provides means for varyingthe tension of a cushion spring 13 carried by the rod.

A seat 14 is detachably connected to the tioned it will be noted thatthe bars 3 can freely reckon their pivots under the weight of a person nthe seat against the tenslon of the cushion sprlngs. The tenslon of thecushion springs can be readily varied to compensate forpersons ofvarying weight,

by adjusting the nuts-12.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, is: p

A seat attachment comprising a pair of spaced bars, another pair of barspivoted at points removed from the1r forward ends to said first bars, ahook rod having its shank extending through each of the forward ends ofsaid secondbars and its lower hook end engaging the adjacent first bar,an adjusting name to this specification in the presence of nut carriedby the upper end of each C111001: two subscribing witnesses. rod, acushion spring on each hook r0 bew tween said adjusting nut and secondbar; and JOHN KYLIJ' 5' a seat carried by the rear ends of said secondWitnesses:

bars. W. PELL,

In testimony whereof I have signed my L. LL BUQKMASTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained fox: five cents egcmby addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. 0.

